Archive for June 17th, 2009

BBC:¬† Iran’s leaders harness media power by Sebastian Usher ¬
Blogs
The internet has provided a big challenge for the Iranian authorities in their efforts to control information.
It is now the main forum for dissident voices in Iran. Millions of Iranians have access to the internet and there are thousands of Iranian blogs.
In response, the government has […]

A Barbadian national who allegedly conspired with another man to defraud Huawei Technologies Ltd of some $26 million was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last Friday.
The fraud allegedly took place last year on September 18 while […]

Nation News - 6/17/2009
A LOCAL MORTGAGE COMPANY seems set to take over the operations of CLICO Mortgage Finance Company.
And four more bids have been made to the Oversight Committee in relation to the other operations of CLICO Barbados Ltd.
Prime Minister David Thompson disclosed yesterday that a “serious offer was on the table” which would […]